Daniela Nancy Granata

Printmaker

Gianluca Concialdi©Stamperia Nancy Granata

©Giusy Lo Grasso

Translating artists work

Daniela’s mother was also an artisan
She studied Fine Arts in Palermo and Seville
Her workshop is located at Palazzo Speciale Raffadali

Daniela Nancy Granata is a young printmaker who runs her workshop in the old stables of an ancient palace in Palermo, Palazzo Speciale Raffadali. Her printing workshop, established in 2016, specialises in engraving techniques and intaglio printing. Daniela produces editions of graphic works from different Sicilian artists: her aim is to guarantee the authenticity of the process through the participation of the authors in the printing process. I love to interact, work and collaborate with artists", she says, "their uniqueness makes my job never repetitive but always a daily investigation. For her, "being a printmaker requires a great aptitude to effort and patience, elements which go hand-in-hand with the handcrafted essence of this profession."

Interview

©Giusy Lo Grasso

©Giusy Lo Grasso

What is your training background?: My mother was an artisan, specialized in decorative arts, with good manual skills. I went to art school, later on I studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, in Palermo and Seville, where I firstly studied painting.
Why didn't you become a painter?: I started feeling closer to printing and so I decided to deepen my knowledge of it and I specialized in printmaking techniques. Later on I bought the presses and all the necessary to set my first personal studio up. In 2016, I began my first collaboration with a Sicilian painter.
Do you ever get bored?: If it is true affirming there are movements and processes apparently repetitive, such as a print of an edition, is also true that each graphic work being unique, always inspires to find new unexpected solutions. Impossible get bored!
What do you like about dealing with the artists?: Every artist has a different approach to art, as a consequence different languages to express themselves. Working with them allows me, without authorship, to participate with my contribution to disparate creative processes.

Daniela Nancy Granata is a rising star she began her career in 2016